The Profiteer (1974)
Il saprofita
In the city of Ostuni in Puglia, the mute seminarian Ercole is designated to be the driver and nurse of Parsifal, the paraplegic son in a rich and sanctimonious family of landowners. Ercole soon becomes the lover of his master's wife, the beautiful Baroness Clotilde. In a familial and social context where only money, sex and power count, everyone tries to take advantage of everyone, but the real saprophyte turns out to be Ercole.
- Date of release
- 1974-03-20
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Director
- Sergio Nasca
Casting
- Valeria Moriconi — Baroness Clotilde Bezzi
- Al Cliver — Servant
- Janet Ågren — Teresa Adiutori
- Carlo Monni — Santone
- Giancarlo Marinangeli — Parsifal
- Cinzia Bruno — Brünhilde
- Giancarlo Badessi — Priest
- Leopoldo Trieste — don Vito
- Pia Morra — Addolorata, la fantesca
- Maria Tedeschi — nonna di Teresa
- Nerina Montagnani — serva del santone
- Valentino Macchi — fascista al funerale
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Apulia
Il saprofita is a 1974 Italian drama film directed by Sergio Nasca. It marked the directorial debut of Nasca and raised some controversies due to its polemic plot and its violence.
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